Arizona Cotton Rat vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Sigmodon arizonae compared with Dasycercus blythi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Cotton Rat	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sigmodon	Dasycercus
Species	Sigmodon arizonae	Dasycercus blythi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Cotton Rat and Brush-tailed Mulgara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Arizona Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Cotton Rat	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Cotton Rat

The Arizona Cotton Rat, Sigmodon arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.